U.S. government sets a record for debt auctions in 2019

The U.S. government hit an all new annual record for selling long-term debt following an auction of seven year notes yesterday. The total sum of debt purchased by investors hit a whopping $2.55 trillion this year, the largest since auction data was made public. Gordon Gray, director of fiscal policy at The American Action Forum, joins Seana Smith on The Ticker to discuss.

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